The company, the brainchild of former
New Seasons Market chief executive Lisa Sedler, cited New Seasons as the reason
it was backing away from Woodstock.

"Our friends at New
Seasons Market recently announced their intention to open a 25,000 square foot
store in downtown Woodstock," the Facebook post reads. "We are thrilled for the
neighborhood to be getting their very own New Seasons Market (long overdue) and
we don't think there is a need for a store our size when there will be a New
Seasons Market just a few blocks away."

Green Zebra emphasizes healthy and
local offerings. The first store opened in October in North Portland's Kenton
neighborhood. The chain reaffirmed its intention to
open a location at Southeast 50th Avenue and Division Street by late summer or early fall of this
year.